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Manuscript letter
Letter signed from Beethoven to Prince Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff (Vienna, March 21, 1824) [Brandenburg no. 1795]
Manuscript letter from Beethoven to Prince Ferdinand von Trauttsmansdorff in the hand of Anton Schindler, signed by Beethoven in Latin script, Vienna, March 21, 1824 (Brandenburg no. 1795)]. 1 single leaf (1 written p.). In ink, with pencil inscription at top of page in another hand. Laid paper, watermark: Vander Ley.
- Date
- 1824-03-21
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- image/jp2
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- Date created
- 2020-04-22
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- Identifier
- IFBms1
- islandora:434
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- Notes
- Translation: Your excellency! Since I have heard that I will not have April 7 for my concert, I most humbly beg your excellency to grant me the Grosse Redoutensaal for a concert on April 8, and to be sure at mid-day, whereby neither the theater nor I will be inconvenienced. I am deeply obliged to your excellency for the kindness you have always shown me, and what is even more flattering, that your excellency is not entirely unsympathetic to my art. I hope soon to find the opportunity to demonstrate my deepest respect and admiration for your excellency. Your excellency’s most obedient, Ludwig van Beethoven (Vienna, March 21, 1824.)
- References: Beethoven Briefwechsel Gesamtausgabe, ed. S. Brandenburg, no. 1795; Letters of Beethoven, ed. E. Anderson, no. 1272 (incorrectly identified as part of the Bodmer collection at the Beethoven-Haus, Bonn); Beethoven letters in America, ed. O. Sonneck, p. 192-197. A draft of this letter is located at the Deutsche Staatsbibliothek.
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- 25.7 x 21 cm.
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- This work is in the public domain and therefore the digital images attached to this catalog record may be used without permission. Credit statements for these images should read “From the collections of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San José State University.” For information on obtaining higher resolution reproductions and permission to publish, see the Beethoven Center's website https://www.sjsu.edu/beethoven/collection/library-materials/index.php
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